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At a glance
1884 novella by Edwin Abbott Abbott.
- Author
- Edwin Abbott Abbott1838–1926
- First published
- 1884
- Original language
- English
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Readers
- Adult
- Length
- Shortunder 40,000 words
- Readers' rating
- 3.8 out of 5from 461 ratings on Hardcover
How long it takes to read
About 2 h 14 min at 250 words a minute, or 3 h 36 min as an audiobook.
| Reading speed | Whole book | At 30 minutes a day |
|---|---|---|
| Careful200 words a minute | 2 h 48 min | 6 days |
| Average250 words a minute | 2 h 14 min | 5 days |
| Fast300 words a minute | 1 h 52 min | 4 days |
Flatland
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Compared with other books
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Counted from the text
Automated estimates from the selected Project Gutenberg text; it may include a preface or notes.
- Words in the text
- 34,170
- Chapters
- 4about 8,543 words each
- Dialogue
- 17%of the words are inside quotation marks
- Average sentence
- 24.4 words
- Vocabulary
- 431 different words in every 1,000Distinct words in the sampled text; this does not measure writing quality.
Where the numbers come from
The word count comes from the sources below.
- standardebooks.orgword count
- gutenberg.orgword count
- openlibrary.orgcover and record
- wikidata.orgdescription and author
- hardcover.appreaders' rating
The word count is Standard Ebooks’ count of its edition; the figures under “Counted from the text” are Musael’s own count of the Project Gutenberg text.
Checked on 2026-10-27. Page counts change from edition to edition. Cover from Open Library; the edition shown may differ.
Questions
How many words is Flatland?
Flatland by Edwin Abbott Abbott has 33,546 words.
How long does it take to read Flatland?
About 2 h 14 min at 250 words a minute, or 3 h 36 min as an audiobook.
How many days to read Flatland at 30 minutes a day?
About 5 days at an average reading speed.
Who wrote Flatland?
Flatland was written by Edwin Abbott Abbott and first published in 1884.
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